Power up with study guides

Getting Started

Acquia Certification exams are administered at Kryterion Testing Centers in over 750 locations across the globe. Exams are also available as on-line proctored tests. Register on-line for your exam appointment.

Introduction

The Acquia Certified Drupal 8 Site Builder is a credential intended for professionals who build Drupal sites using core and contributed modules. This exam is designed to validate skills and knowledge of a Drupal Site Builder. This test focuses on knowledge of Drupal 8 and topic areas including Drupal features, Content and User Management, Content Modeling, Site Display, Community and Contributed Projects, Module and Theme Management, Security and Performance.

This exam validates a candidate’s ability to:

Plan, build, and manage Drupal 8-based solutions

Understand the core Drupal practices for site building

Develop and maintain applications using Drupal site building tools

Install and configure new Drupal modules and themes

The basic knowledge and skills required at this level should include all of the following areas and objective components.

Drupal

Professional experience using Drupal

Setup and configure Drupal sites

Model content architectures

Manage Drupal content and users

Install and configure contributed Drupal modules and themes

Web and IT Knowledge

Experience in developing Drupal websites and web applications

HTML

Basic CSS, JavaScript/jQuery knowledge

Basic PHP knowledge

These training courses or other equivalent methodologies will assist in exam preparation:

Domains

Note: This exam blueprint includes topics /domains and test objectives to help guide the test taker. They should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all of the content of this examination.

The table below lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent to which they are represented.

Domain

Number of Questions

1.0 Understanding Drupal

3

2.0 Working with a Drupal Site

10

3.0 Content Modeling

12

4.0 Site Display

6

5.0 Site Configuration

7

6.0 Community and Contributed Projects

4

7.0 Module and Theme Management

4

8.0 Security and Performance

4

TOTAL

50

Note: This exam blueprint includes topics /domains and test objectives to help guide the test taker. They should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all of the content of this examination.

Test Format:

Test item formats used in this examination are:

Multiple-choice: Examinee selects one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.

Multiple-response: Examinee selects more than one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.

Content

1.0: Understanding Drupal

1.1. Demonstrate the ability to explain the distinct and differentiating features of Drupal.
1.2. Demonstrate the understanding of Drupal jargon and terminology

2.0: Working with a Drupal Site

2.1 Given a scenario, determine how administration tools are used for site management.
2.2 Given a scenario, demonstrate ability to configure user accounts.
2.3 Given a scenario of a completed content item, identify which elements are taxonomy terms, image fields or text fields.
2.4 Given an example of a page layout, determine what is content versus a block.
2.5 Demonstrate an ability to troubleshoot problems related to content, configuration and maintenance

4.1 Demonstrate the ability to control the display of content across various regions of the site using the block system.
4.2 Demonstrate the ability to provide different presentations of Content Entities (like Nodes, Comments, User Profiles, Terms etc) for editing or viewing
4.3 Demonstrate the ability to to create, manage and display lists of content using Drupal Views.

5.0: Site Configuration

5.1 Demonstrate the ability to use the various options related to site configuration like account settings, content authoring, development, search, site and system settings, media.
5.2 Demonstrate the ability to use the Configuration and Synchronization options to import, export, compare configuration across environments.

6.0: Community and Contributed Projects

6.1 Given a scenario, identify when a contributed module would be needed.
6.2 Given example project data, evaluate the health of projects.
6.3 Identify ways of community participation.
6.4 Demonstrate knowledge of how to report issues against either core or contributed modules.